Concrete and stone homes are extremely dangerous. Sure the shit will be recognizable after a disaster but the humans inside will obliterated. Imagine a ceiling made of concrete falling on you versus a wood one. I’m a fire you are basically inside a brick oven, the inside temp would be several hundred degrees hotter than a normal wood house fire. Or imagine living next to a giant brick house and during a tornado the fucking wall flys off and obliterates you and your family because at 100 mph a brick is basically a cannon ball.
Yes it’s made to fall apart and that’s on purpose. People would rather be alive after a hurricane.
Imagine a ceiling made of concrete falling on you versus a wood one.
That’s… Unlikely. How many high rises have come down during hurricanes? It you’re building a home with reinforced concrete walls that are tied to a solid foundation, it’s not going to come down on you in a hurricane. A tornado might take the house down, but you’re pretty fucked if a tornado hits your home regardless. As far as fires go, well, a wood-framed house burns down around you, so is that really any better than being baked in an oven? (Depending on how fast a fire moves, you may not lose a concrete or stone building.)
The biggest issue in a hurricane isn’t the wind damage, it’s the storm surge. A house made with reinforced concrete panels is going to be able to recover from that more easily than one that has a wooden frame and gypsum board or plaster; you don’t have to replace concrete that gets wet.
Cost is very nearly the only driver for constructing houses out of stone, brick, or reinforced concrete. Ever priced out a stacked stone construction? I did, for a retaining wall; it was something like 100x more expensive than a pressure-treated wooden retaining wall. The retaining wall would have cost more than my house, in materials alone, never mind labor.
Yeah no, they are made from wood because that is cheaper and quicker to build. That is it. Even in the USA, houses were build from stone or cinderblocks until shortly after the 2nd world war.
Concrete and stone homes are extremely dangerous. Sure the shit will be recognizable after a disaster but the humans inside will obliterated. Imagine a ceiling made of concrete falling on you versus a wood one. I’m a fire you are basically inside a brick oven, the inside temp would be several hundred degrees hotter than a normal wood house fire. Or imagine living next to a giant brick house and during a tornado the fucking wall flys off and obliterates you and your family because at 100 mph a brick is basically a cannon ball.
Yes it’s made to fall apart and that’s on purpose. People would rather be alive after a hurricane.
That’s… Unlikely. How many high rises have come down during hurricanes? It you’re building a home with reinforced concrete walls that are tied to a solid foundation, it’s not going to come down on you in a hurricane. A tornado might take the house down, but you’re pretty fucked if a tornado hits your home regardless. As far as fires go, well, a wood-framed house burns down around you, so is that really any better than being baked in an oven? (Depending on how fast a fire moves, you may not lose a concrete or stone building.)
The biggest issue in a hurricane isn’t the wind damage, it’s the storm surge. A house made with reinforced concrete panels is going to be able to recover from that more easily than one that has a wooden frame and gypsum board or plaster; you don’t have to replace concrete that gets wet.
Cost is very nearly the only driver for constructing houses out of stone, brick, or reinforced concrete. Ever priced out a stacked stone construction? I did, for a retaining wall; it was something like 100x more expensive than a pressure-treated wooden retaining wall. The retaining wall would have cost more than my house, in materials alone, never mind labor.
Yeah no, they are made from wood because that is cheaper and quicker to build. That is it. Even in the USA, houses were build from stone or cinderblocks until shortly after the 2nd world war.